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[solarz]

The MIC may not want the actual war, but that doesn't matter. I've said this before: they don't get to run a freight train right to the precipice and stop it before it continues off the cliff. We're already seeing chants of "traitor" over not shooting down a Chinese balloon instantly, what do you think rabid Americans are gonna do in an actual crisis where blood's been shed? It's funny, for as much projection as they like to do about the "regime survival" motivation in Chinese/Russian government decision-making, it'll literally be a matter of life and death for every last one of the politicians at that point; they'll have no alternatives. A million Secret Service wouldn't be able to save them from that mob.

Well for China and the US to actually fight, it would take more than a war-hyped public. The US would need to provoke China into AR over Taiwan, nothing else would work.

I don't think either side is eager to fight the one another, despite rhetorics.

 

[MwRYum]

Well for China and the US to actually fight, it would take more than a war-hyped public. The US would need to provoke China into AR over Taiwan, nothing else would work.

I don't think either side is eager to fight the one another, despite rhetorics.

Well that's easy, even I can offer you a viable scenario, workflow as follows...

1. Kevin McCarthy, in his official capacity, fly to Taiwan on a C-40C with at least 10 of the so-called "MAGA Caucus" onboard
2. C-40C blow up as it making landing approach to Taoyuan Airport
3. White House blame China for shooting the C-40C down, declares war against China

The world would most likely never know how Joe Biden successfully liquidated Kevin McCarthy and the bulk of the "MAGA Caucus" in one fell swoop, and the US, with gusto unseen since 1941, throw itself at war against China.

 

[Minm]

I kinda admit that the weaponizing the balloon for modern warfare looks very tempting. Using a balloon does offer a very unique opportunity to put HGVs at very high altitudes with extremely minimal costs. The balloon does not even need to maneuver to the target, it can be floating hundreds, or thousands of kilometers away from the target. Upon release, the HGVs can glide themselves onto the target. So no need for ballistic missiles or jets to put them at very high altitudes in the first place.

The balloon can also carry radars, sensors, and EW suites at very high altitudes. So there are some other potential uses there too.

Nevertheless, the biggest drawback for using balloons is it's very slow speed and limited steering ability. So I also see potential for the balloon to be used as a cheap decoy and terror weapon against American forces. Especially when they are aware that there is a variant that can drop HGVs onto them. Let them burn fuel and missiles onto balloons instead of more valuable assets.

So now we know that you can send balloons from East Asia, including North Korea and Russia, to North America. But what about West Asian countries that are frequently threatened with invasion? Could a balloon from Syria or Iran make it to America? Giving the world the ability to strike conus is a recipe for global peace

 

[sequ]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1623046274814713856

On a more serious note, help is coming in from all over the world, from Mexico and Venezuela to Australia and Mongolia. Also the Chinese SAR team has arrived in Turkiye.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Well that's easy, even I can offer you a viable scenario, workflow as follows...

1. Kevin McCarthy, in his official capacity, fly to Taiwan on a C-40C with at least 10 of the so-called "MAGA Caucus" onboard
2. C-40C blow up as it making landing approach to Taoyuan Airport
3. White House blame China for shooting the C-40C down, declares war against China

The world would most likely never know how Joe Biden successfully liquidated Kevin McCarthy and the bulk of the "MAGA Caucus" in one fell swoop, and the US, with gusto unseen since 1941, throw itself at war against China.

then so be it, but at that point it still isn't war, it will merely be a major escalation of tensions. War starts when one side starts actually moving assets. All their troop and asset movements will be monitored and countered.

 

[MwRYum]

then so be it, but at that point it still isn't war, it will merely be a major escalation of tensions. War starts when one side starts actually moving assets. All their troop and asset movements will be monitored and countered.

"Blame China fire the first shot" and by that point, much of the offensive assets already on standby and safeties are off, all it takes in one order come through the command hierarchy.

That Japanese American admiral almost successfully started a war back in 2010s had it not for one captain question the legitimacy of the order and called up The Pentagon instead, do you think we can be that lucky every time?

 

[olalavn]

Well that's easy, even I can offer you a viable scenario, workflow as follows...

1. Kevin McCarthy, in his official capacity, fly to Taiwan on a C-40C with at least 10 of the so-called "MAGA Caucus" onboard
2. C-40C blow up as it making landing approach to Taoyuan Airport
3. White House blame China for shooting the C-40C down, declares war against China

The world would most likely never know how Joe Biden successfully liquidated Kevin McCarthy and the bulk of the "MAGA Caucus" in one fell swoop, and the US, with gusto unseen since 1941, throw itself at war against China.

China won't waste time with the Republican party's cheap political game... now it isn't the time for the Republicans to take control of the U.S....

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

"Blame China fire the first shot" and by that point, much of the offensive assets already on standby and safeties are off, all it takes in one order come through the command hierarchy.

That Japanese American admiral almost successfully started a war back in 2010s had it not for one captain question the legitimacy of the order and called up The Pentagon instead, do you think we can be that lucky every time?

their assets will be monitored long before the flight even occurs. note the snap response to the Pelosi visit.

 

[antiterror13]

"Blame China fire the first shot" and by that point, much of the offensive assets already on standby and safeties are off, all it takes in one order come through the command hierarchy.

That Japanese American admiral almost successfully started a war back in 2010s had it not for one captain question the legitimacy of the order and called up The Pentagon instead, do you think we can be that lucky every time?

Have you got a link of that story? I'd like to read it

 

[BoraTas]

The Polish SAR team is doing an incredible job. They are very professional. The commander's name should be given to the biggest street of the small town they were sent to.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1623102358509985792